r/GibsonSG

I’m a “fender guy” who recently went Gibson, and I’m loving the contrasts. The pickups on my SG Special are soap bar P90s. The adjustment screws have springs, and you can easily push the pickups down and the springs push them back up into position. The problem I’m having is, my picking hand inadvertently pushes the bridge pickup down as I’m playing, and it makes a clicking sound. Is there a way to stabilize the pickup? Or do I simply need to change the position of my right hand?

The SG was my first “Dream Guitar” ever since I was a kid. Tony Iommi was my first guitar hero. Somehow though I was a Telecaster guy for 25 years. After a fretting hand injury five years ago, I started experiencing pain in that hand while playing.
At first I thought thinner necks would be the way to go( it wasn’t). 2 years ago I picked up an Epiphone Monkey SG and fell in love. As I’m getting on in years I’ve been entertaining the notion of getting a Gibson. Today was that day. 2017 Demo shop SG special. It checks all the boxes I desired but one (p90’s) but I like it so much I can live with that.

Offered to buy this Gibson SG for $900. It comes with a hardshell case and SD p rail pickups. Is this a legit SG? Is it a standard? If not what model? And is this a good deal for me? Been wanting an SG for a while.

Was offered this 2013 SG for $800 with the case and I’m definitely interested. Can anyone tell if it’s real and if this headstock repair looks decently done? Or is it a total hack job?

Also is there any info on the specs here?

After spending a good portion of the 90’s owning/playing various 70’s SG’s and selling them all, I had a hankering for one again. This is a 1976. No breaks. All straight except the lead pickup and the strap lock strap buttons. Too bad they don’t still cost $400-500 or I would have bought several.

In any case, I just wanted to share.

Played it a couple weeks ago at guitar center and couldn’t quit thinking about it. Yesterday I went back and played almost every SG and Les Paul in there and still ended up taking this one home. It plays like a dream, but I’m going to swap out the pcb board for 50’s wiring. The volume taper is trash.

Iv been searching for a few years for one of the CME exclusive SG standards in Olive Drab. Figured id check here to see if anyone is either selling one or has seen one around anywhere on the market. Located in Canada.

Got this SG a few months ago and have been steadily working on it ever since:

New bridge pickup - DiMarzio Super Distortion

New neck pickup - DiMarzio D-Activator X

New frets - stainless super jumbos (118x58)

New wiring - ripped out the Gibson PCB pots and added normal 500K pots and orange drops, totally improved the sound and response from the pickups.

2006 ‘61 reissue (limed mahogany) a 2001 ‘61 reissue and my modded out 2021 ‘63 reissue.

Love em all! Sg’s 4 life yall

First SG I've ever had / played, wasnt sure how id get on with it but I couldn't be happier at this point. Humbuckers sound great to my ears and its the only guitar ive ever been happy with the out of phase sound

I thought it was a 61 yesterday but found out I was wrong when I went to pick it up. All that mattered is it feels and sounds good.

The gibsone zv if u were asking